The tournament format is unusual. Five teams are competing — Stanford, Purdue, Florida Gulf Coast, South Dakota State and Texas Christian. Purdue is scheduled to play two games; each of the other teams will play three. Stanford's schedule is:
- Purdue on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 PT.
- Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 PT.
- South Dakota State on Thursday afternoon at 2:00 PT.
There will be no television nor live video of the tournament games. But KZSU will be there to broadcast the Stanford games, "assuming that everything works technology-wise," said KZSU Sports Director Sam Fisher.
Meet Stanford's three opponents:
Stanford has played Purdue occasionally, most recently five years ago at the Thanksgiving Tournament in Hawai'i. That's the game that Stanford had to win twice — first with a buzzer-beater in regulation by Jillian, then almost single-handedly by Jayne in overtime.
Purdue plays in the Big Ten. It finished at #3 last season behind Penn State and Nebraska, but went on to win the Big Ten Tournment Championship (for the ninth time). It finished the season with a loss to Louisville in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Purdue has begun this season with four wins and is ranked 18/22 in the national polls. Charlie Creme spots it as a #6 seed in the NCAA tournament.
The Boilermakers lack depth and experience in the frontcourt. Their attack is led by redshirt senior guard KK Houser (15.5 ppg, 5.3 apg, 2.8 spg), senior guard Courtney Moses (12.0 ppg, .559 FG%) and redshirt junior forward Whitney Bays (13.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg).
Here are Purdue's statistics and roster.
Stanford and FGCU have never played each other.
FGCU plays in the Atlantic Sun conference. It finished at #1 last season, but lost to #2 Stetson in the Atlantic Sun Tournament championship game. It earned a bid to the WNIT, where it lost in the first round.
FGCU is favored to win the Atlantic Sun title again and has begun the season with three wins and a loss.
The Eagles are led by the program's all-time leading scorer with 1497 points, redshirt senior guard Sarah Hansen. She currently leads the Eagles in rebounds (8.0 rpg) and steals (3.8 spg) and is the co-leader in scoring (14.5 ppg) and assists (2.3 apg).
She is joined in the starting five by redshirt sophomore guard Whitney Knight (14.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg), sophomore guard Stephanie Haas (13.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg), redshirt junior guard Jenna Cobb (11.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg) and sophomore guard Kaneisha Atwater (7.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg).
Here are FGCU's statistics and roster.
Stanford and South Dakota State have never played each other.
South Dakota State plays in the Summit League. It was the regular-season and tournament champion last season. It lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
South Dakota State has won four of the last six regular-season championships and the last five tournament titles. It's expected to continue its dominance of the league this season. It's begun with three wins and two losses.
The Jackrabbits are led in scoring by junior guard Megan Wateshek (14.2 ppg) and senior guard Steph Paluch (12.2 ppg); in rebounding by junior forward Mariah Clarin (4.8 rpg); and in assists and steals by junior guard Gabby Boever (4.2 apg, 3.0 spg).
Here are South Dakota State's statistics and roster.
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